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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was an upgraded variant of the Chat B1 with upgraded armour, a new turret and a longer barrel for its 47mm gun. The B1 Bis was the most produced variant of the tank with 369 units delivered from a total order of 1144 units, the rest of the tanks could not be delivered due to the capitulation of France. A number of fixes and slight modifications were made to the tank throughout the production, like the replacement of its radio with an improved ER55 and changes to the ammo loadout of the tank.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was the primary production variant of the B1 tank, which had 36 tanks developed from 1929 up to 1936. By 1937, French command ordered an upgrade to the B1 production line, increasing its anti-tank capabilities with a new 47 mm, stronger engine and armour due to the rising treat of anti-tank gun development. The B1 bis' upgrades however hampered its total range significantly, while at a slow speeds on roads it achieved 180 km with 400 l fuel, but this rapidly decreased at 20 km/h max speed to 120 km, and even shorter off-road. Due to the range, and logistical issues, caused multiple attempts at counter-offensives in 1940 to be called off. With roughly 50 orders for the B1 bis in the interwar period by 3 tank battalions, the orders of the B1 bis skyrocketed with the declaration of war, up to 1114 of which only 369 B1 bis' could be full-filled. While the B1 bis line of production kept improving down the line, increasing total ammo count, radio (upgrades) and fuel tanks until France's capitulation in 1940.
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]. With arguably the best armour at its BR, this tank is a beast in long-range engagements since it is hard to penetrate at distances. While not having the best armament, it should do the job taking care of these dangerous early SPGs and light tanks. The "bis" suffix is a French way of marking an improved version. The tank features very powerful armour for its BR, being almost impossible to penetrate in the front by light tanks and early medium tanks, however as all heavy tanks it suffers from poor mobility and the tank has two guns, a quick-firing 47mm cannon and its main cannon being a 75mm hull fixed cannon, this means that it cant be rotated since it is fixed to the hull, to aim it, you have to move your entire tank.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]. Renowned for heavy armour causing plenty of trouble to the German offensive, the B1 bis translates that to the battlefields in-game, being well armoured facing relatively low penetrations, this tank can shrug of most attacks like the heavy tank it is. This armour however comes at the cost of overall mobility and firepower. While the quick-firing [[SA35 L/32 (47 mm)]] in the APX-4 turret has acceptable penetration and pretty much stable at any speed due to its shoulder stabilization and low top speed, the turret is rather immobile due to its 1-man crew. The primary 75 mm in the hull has very limited angles, and needs to be hull aimed to make work, which may be counter-productive to maximize armour efficiency, which while strong, can be flat penned by specialized anti-tank guns, and may need to be angled in case of facing such foes.
 == General info ==

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was an upgraded variant of the Chat B1 with upgraded armour, a new turret and a longer barrel for its 47mm gun. The B1 Bis was the most produced variant of the tank with 369 units delivered from a total order of 1144 units, the rest of the tanks could not be delivered due to the capitulation of France. A number of fixes and slight modifications were made to the tank throughout the production, like the replacement of its radio with an improved ER55 and changes to the ammo loadout of the tank.
-It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]. With arguably the best armour at its BR, this tank is a beast in long-range engagements since it is hard to penetrate at distances. While not having the best armament, it should do the job taking care of these dangerous early SPGs and light tanks. The "bis" suffix is a French way of marking an improved version. The tank features very powerful armour for its BR, being almost impossible to penetrate in the front by light tanks and early medium tanks, however as all heavy tanks it suffers from a poor mobility and the tank has two guns, a quick firing 47mm cannon and its main cannon being a 75mm hull fixed cannon, this means that it cant be rotated since it is fixed to the hull, to aim it, you have to move your entire tank.
+It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]. With arguably the best armour at its BR, this tank is a beast in long-range engagements since it is hard to penetrate at distances. While not having the best armament, it should do the job taking care of these dangerous early SPGs and light tanks. The "bis" suffix is a French way of marking an improved version. The tank features very powerful armour for its BR, being almost impossible to penetrate in the front by light tanks and early medium tanks, however as all heavy tanks it suffers from poor mobility and the tank has two guns, a quick-firing 47mm cannon and its main cannon being a 75mm hull fixed cannon, this means that it cant be rotated since it is fixed to the hull, to aim it, you have to move your entire tank.
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' (Battle tank B1 "repeated") is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French heavy tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]. With arguably the best armour at its BR, this tank is a beast in long-range engagements since it is hard to penetrate at distances. While not having the best armament, it should do the job taking care of these dangerous early SPGs and light tanks. The "bis" suffix is a French way of marking an improved version.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was an upgraded variant of the Chat B1 with upgraded armour, a new turret and a longer barrel for its 47mm gun. The B1 Bis was the most produced variant of the tank with 369 units delivered from a total order of 1144 units, the rest of the tanks could not be delivered due to the capitulation of France. A number of fixes and slight modifications were made to the tank throughout the production, like the replacement of its radio with an improved ER55 and changes to the ammo loadout of the tank.
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 * [[M3 Stuart (Family)|M3]]/[[M5 Stuart (Family)|M5 Stuart]] - These agile light tanks can be a dangerous threat to the clumsy B1. The Stuarts have good acceleration, great top speed regardless of the terrain, and fast hull traverse, allowing them to sneak up or charge at a B1 without getting hit. When they are close, their 37 mm cannons can easily penetrate your hull cannon mount, turret sides and hull sides, and their fast reload can knock out your crews one by one. To counter them, angle your hull for about 45 degrees, this way their small calibre shells tend to ricochet and will have a hard time to penetrate you. If they circle you, turn your hull and reverse at the same time to avoid them flanking, and if possible gain some separation. Target their hull, as their frontal turret is mostly covered by a curved gun mantlet which can cause non-penetrations.
 * [[T-50]]/[[T-126]] - These light tanks have a thick and well-sloped armour will prevent you from piercing them anywhere on the front hull save for extreme circumstances when they are nose-down to you (i.e. in a ditch). These tanks also receive high-penetration 45 mm guns which can fire the potent APHEBC shot, or even APCR, and these will cut through your armour with relative ease. Your only chances of damaging them frontally are to disable their tracks and then gun, or get lucky and penetrate the turret front, which is theoretically possible to do so, but the weak nature of the B1's guns plus the curved nature of their turrets means that doing so outside of close range isn't advisable. Leave these to stronger teammates to deal with.
-* [[Matilda III]]: This is perhaps one of the greatest threats to your existence. The only other infantry tank to serve at the same time as the B1 Bis, The Matilda boasts a near-solid 70+ mm of armour frontally, has 75 mm of armour all over the turret and 70 mm of side armour covered with side skirts. Only the rear hull (55 mm) is penetrable, and in any case the B1 is slow and sluggish, meaning that the Matilda, if not too crippled, can still ruin your day. The worst thing of all this, however, is that the Matilda boasts the 2-pounder; while not the best choice for its BR, it can still pierce your armour with relative ease if you haven't angled, meaning that a 1-vs-1 fight will almost certainly see the Matilda win hands-down. If you do see one in combat, floor the gas and start praying really hard that a friendly with a big gun also saw him.
+* [[Matilda III]] - This is perhaps one of the greatest threats to your existence. The only other infantry tank to serve at the same time as the B1 Bis, The Matilda boasts a near-solid 70+ mm of armour frontally, has 75 mm of armour all over the turret and 70 mm of side armour covered with side skirts. Only the rear hull (55 mm) is penetrable, and in any case the B1 is slow and sluggish, meaning that the Matilda, if not too crippled, can still ruin your day. The worst thing of all this, however, is that the Matilda boasts the 2-pounder; while not the best choice for its BR, it can still pierce your armour with relative ease if you haven't angled, meaning that a 1-vs-1 fight will almost certainly see the Matilda win hands-down. If you do see one in combat, floor the gas and start praying really hard that a friendly with a big gun also saw him.
-* [[Churchill I]]: If you happen to Uptier the B1 Bis (which you really, ''really'' should not do under any circumstances as much as possible), this is  greatest threat you can face within your BR range (unless you pair it up with 3.0 vehicles, in which case that's your own problem). The Churchill I is regarded in many circles as weak for its class, but in your context, it must be evaded at all costs. The Churchill's raw armor values make it 100% impervious to both of your guns, and again it has the 2 pounder to shred you apart. The rear plate of 50.8mm is not a true weakspot, since there are two overlapping 50mm plates at the rear. Even if shooting under the first one, the transmission will absorb anything you shoot, and the Churchill can turn its turret about and return fire. The only way to pierce a Churchill I is to fire directly through the small gap in the front mantlet, but this is a very tough shot to do.
+* [[Churchill I]] - This is greatest threat you can face within your BR range and must be evaded at all costs. The Churchill's raw armour values make it 100% impervious to both of your guns, and its 2-pounder gun can penetrate your armour with ease. The rear plate of 50.8 mm is not a true weak spot, since there are two overlapping 50 mm plates at the rear. Even if you penetrate the first one, the transmission will absorb any shot, and the Churchill can turn its turret and return fire. The only way to penetrate a Churchill I is to fire directly through the small gap in the front mantlet, but this is a very tough shot to achieve.
 '''Against the B1 bis:'''

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 * [[M3 Stuart (Family)|M3]]/[[M5 Stuart (Family)|M5 Stuart]] - These agile light tanks can be a dangerous threat to the clumsy B1. The Stuarts have good acceleration, great top speed regardless of the terrain, and fast hull traverse, allowing them to sneak up or charge at a B1 without getting hit. When they are close, their 37 mm cannons can easily penetrate your hull cannon mount, turret sides and hull sides, and their fast reload can knock out your crews one by one. To counter them, angle your hull for about 45 degrees, this way their small calibre shells tend to ricochet and will have a hard time to penetrate you. If they circle you, turn your hull and reverse at the same time to avoid them flanking, and if possible gain some separation. Target their hull, as their frontal turret is mostly covered by a curved gun mantlet which can cause non-penetrations.
 * [[T-50]]/[[T-126]] - These light tanks have a thick and well-sloped armour will prevent you from piercing them anywhere on the front hull save for extreme circumstances when they are nose-down to you (i.e. in a ditch). These tanks also receive high-penetration 45 mm guns which can fire the potent APHEBC shot, or even APCR, and these will cut through your armour with relative ease. Your only chances of damaging them frontally are to disable their tracks and then gun, or get lucky and penetrate the turret front, which is theoretically possible to do so, but the weak nature of the B1's guns plus the curved nature of their turrets means that doing so outside of close range isn't advisable. Leave these to stronger teammates to deal with.
-* [[Matilda III]]: This is perhaps the greatest threat to your existence. The only other infantry tank to serve at the same time as the B1 Bis, The Matilda boasts a near-solid 70+ mm of armour frontally, has 75 mm of armour all over the turret and 70 mm of side armour covered with side skirts. Only the rear hull (55 mm) is penetrable, and in any case the B1 is slow and sluggish, meaning that the Matilda, if not too crippled, can still ruin your day. The worst thing of all this, however, is that the Matilda boasts the 2-pounder; while not the best choice for its BR, it can still pierce your armour with relative ease if you haven't angled, meaning that a 1-vs-1 fight will almost certainly see the Matilda win hands-down. If you do see one in combat, floor the gas and start praying really hard that a friendly with a big gun also saw him.
+* [[Matilda III]]: This is perhaps one of the greatest threats to your existence. The only other infantry tank to serve at the same time as the B1 Bis, The Matilda boasts a near-solid 70+ mm of armour frontally, has 75 mm of armour all over the turret and 70 mm of side armour covered with side skirts. Only the rear hull (55 mm) is penetrable, and in any case the B1 is slow and sluggish, meaning that the Matilda, if not too crippled, can still ruin your day. The worst thing of all this, however, is that the Matilda boasts the 2-pounder; while not the best choice for its BR, it can still pierce your armour with relative ease if you haven't angled, meaning that a 1-vs-1 fight will almost certainly see the Matilda win hands-down. If you do see one in combat, floor the gas and start praying really hard that a friendly with a big gun also saw him.
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 '''Enemies worth noting:'''
-* M3/M5 Stuart: as previously mentioned, light tanks can be a dangerous threat to the clumsy B1. The Stuarts have good acceleration, great top speed regardless of the terrain, and fast hull traverse, allowing them to sneak up or charge at a B1 without getting hit. When they are close, their 37 mm cannons can easily penetrate your hull cannon mount, turret sides and hull sides, and their fast reload can knock out your crews one by one. To counter them, angle your hull for about 45 degrees, this way their small calibre shells tend to ricochet and will have a hard time to penetrate you. If they circle you, turn your hull and reverse at the same time to avoid them flanking, and if possible gain some separation. Target their hull, as their frontal turret is mostly covered by a curved gun mantlet which can cause non-penetrations.
+* [[M3 Stuart (Family)|M3]]/[[M5 Stuart (Family)|M5 Stuart]] - These agile light tanks can be a dangerous threat to the clumsy B1. The Stuarts have good acceleration, great top speed regardless of the terrain, and fast hull traverse, allowing them to sneak up or charge at a B1 without getting hit. When they are close, their 37 mm cannons can easily penetrate your hull cannon mount, turret sides and hull sides, and their fast reload can knock out your crews one by one. To counter them, angle your hull for about 45 degrees, this way their small calibre shells tend to ricochet and will have a hard time to penetrate you. If they circle you, turn your hull and reverse at the same time to avoid them flanking, and if possible gain some separation. Target their hull, as their frontal turret is mostly covered by a curved gun mantlet which can cause non-penetrations.
-* T-50/T-126: These light tanks are only 'light' in name; their thick and well-sloped armor will prevent you from piercing them anywhere on the front hull save for extreme circumstances when they are nose-down to you (i.e. in a ditch). These tanks also receive high-penetration 45mm guns which can fire the potent APHEBC shot, or even APCR, and these will cut through your armor with relative ease. Your only chances of damaging them frontally are to disable their tracks and then gun, or get lucky and penetrate the turret front, which is theoretically possible to do so, but the weak nature of the B1's guns plus the curved nature of their turrets means that doing so outside of close range isn't advisable. Leave these to stronger teammates to deal with.
+* [[T-50]]/[[T-126]] - These light tanks have a thick and well-sloped armour will prevent you from piercing them anywhere on the front hull save for extreme circumstances when they are nose-down to you (i.e. in a ditch). These tanks also receive high-penetration 45 mm guns which can fire the potent APHEBC shot, or even APCR, and these will cut through your armour with relative ease. Your only chances of damaging them frontally are to disable their tracks and then gun, or get lucky and penetrate the turret front, which is theoretically possible to do so, but the weak nature of the B1's guns plus the curved nature of their turrets means that doing so outside of close range isn't advisable. Leave these to stronger teammates to deal with.
-* Matilda III: This is perhaps the greatest threat to your existence. The only other infantry tank to serve at the same time as the B1 Bis, The Matilda boasts a near-solid 70+mm of armor frontally, has 75mm of armor all over the turret and 70mm of side armor covered with side skirts. Only the rear hull (55mm) is penetrable, and in any case the B1 is slow and sluggish, meaning that the Matilda, if not too crippled, can still ruin your day. The worst thing of all this, however, is that the Matilda boasts the 2-pounder; while not the best choice for 2.7, it can still pierce your armor with relative ease if you haven't angled, meaning that a 1-on-1 fight will almost certainly see the Matilda win hands-down. If you do see one in combat, floor the gas and start praying really hard that a friendly with a big gun also saw him.
+* [[Matilda III]]: This is perhaps the greatest threat to your existence. The only other infantry tank to serve at the same time as the B1 Bis, The Matilda boasts a near-solid 70+ mm of armour frontally, has 75 mm of armour all over the turret and 70 mm of side armour covered with side skirts. Only the rear hull (55 mm) is penetrable, and in any case the B1 is slow and sluggish, meaning that the Matilda, if not too crippled, can still ruin your day. The worst thing of all this, however, is that the Matilda boasts the 2-pounder; while not the best choice for its BR, it can still pierce your armour with relative ease if you haven't angled, meaning that a 1-vs-1 fight will almost certainly see the Matilda win hands-down. If you do see one in combat, floor the gas and start praying really hard that a friendly with a big gun also saw him.
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 * M3/M5 Stuart: as previously mentioned, light tanks can be a dangerous threat to the clumsy B1. The Stuarts have good acceleration, great top speed regardless of the terrain, and fast hull traverse, allowing them to sneak up or charge at a B1 without getting hit. When they are close, their 37 mm cannons can easily penetrate your hull cannon mount, turret sides and hull sides, and their fast reload can knock out your crews one by one. To counter them, angle your hull for about 45 degrees, this way their small calibre shells tend to ricochet and will have a hard time to penetrate you. If they circle you, turn your hull and reverse at the same time to avoid them flanking, and if possible gain some separation. Target their hull, as their frontal turret is mostly covered by a curved gun mantlet which can cause non-penetrations.
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 * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=fr_b1_bis Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]
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 ;Vehicles equipped with the same chassis
 * [[B1 ter]]
 ;Other vehicles of similar configuration and role
 * [[M3 Lee]] / [[M3 Medium (USSR)]]
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 In order to effectively use this tank's armour, there is a few things to consider. First of all, there are a lot of shot traps, the main ones being the turret ring and the hull gun mount, in order to minimize your enemies' chance to hit these weak spots, stay away from them. Second, even if your armour is very strong for the BR, do not completely rely on it by sitting around in an open field: you will eventually get hit where it hurts. The third thing to consider is your small and thick turret: hide that big clumsy hull behind a hill and pop out only your hard "head", take a shot, fall back, reload, repeat. If something goes wrong (i.e. getting shot in the turret ring), there is usually enough men left to take the job left by their dead "camarade". Do not bother getting spotted: it is your job to stay in the enemies' sights while your lighter teammates do what they ought to. In some situations, it can even be used as a breakthrough tank, rely on your own experience to guess when it is time to do so.
-This tank will get penetrated by some seemingly harmless vehicles, such as the [[M3 Stuart (Family)|Stuarts]] or even a [[Pz.II (Disambiguation)|Pz.II]]. Any tank with more than 55 mm penetration will be able to pierce your hull side at close range with minimal angle. Thus it is crucial to always angle the hull.
+This tank will get penetrated by some seemingly harmless vehicles, such as the [[M3 Stuart (Family)|Stuarts]] or even a [[Pz.II (Family)|Pz.II]]. Any tank with more than 55 mm penetration will be able to pierce your hull side at close range with minimal angle. Thus it is crucial to always angle the hull.
 When fighting the B1 bis, due to the extremely heavy frontal armour, one should try to use mobility to flank the B1. However, if that isn't possible, you'll want to try and hit the "mailslot" of the turret ring. It may be a tricky shot, but there's only ~40 mm of armour there.
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-With the same gun as most other Rank 2 French tanks, the B1 bis will never be recognized for having a fearsome armament: penetration rates are even lower than most reserve tanks. Although this turreted armament is only good at firing light targets such as SPGs (eg. [[SU-76M]], [[Marder III]]) and light tanks (eg. [[M5A1]], [[T-50]]), heavier targets (eg. [[Pz.IV F2]], [[Cromwell (Family)|Cromwell]]) can still be penetrated with careful aiming and thorough knowledge on weak spots. The AP shell does a good job at breaking gun barrels and tracks, allowing the B1 bis to disarm/immobile an opponent prior to a flanking kill. The reload rate is average for its calibre but rather fast at this BR. Elevation and depression angles are very good but turret slewing rate is a bit slow: this tank has been designed to be hull-down.
+With the same gun as most other Rank 2 French tanks, the B1 bis will never be recognized for having a fearsome armament: penetration rates are even lower than most reserve tanks. Although this turreted armament is only good at firing light targets such as SPGs (e.g. [[SU-76M]], [[Marder III]]) and light tanks (e.g. [[M5A1]], [[T-50]]), heavier targets (e.g. [[Pz.IV F2]], [[Cromwell (Family)|Cromwell]]) can still be penetrated with careful aiming and thorough knowledge on weak spots. The AP shell does a good job at breaking gun barrels and tracks, allowing the B1 bis to disarm/immobile an opponent prior to a flanking kill. The reload rate is average for its calibre but rather fast at this BR. Elevation and depression angles are very good but turret slewing rate is a bit slow: this tank has been designed to be hull-down.
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 '''Against the B1 bis:'''
-'''Light tank/SPAA''': this is usually the type of vehicle that the B1 "bully" the most as some of their low penetrations simply do not allow them to punch through the B1's armour from any angle. However, apart from some reserve tanks, light tanks and SPAA may have shells with over 65 mm penetration, and that is enough to deal with a B1. First of all you must use your good mobility and get as close as possible, preferably when the B1 is busy dealing with other teammates so you can take your time to place every shell accurately. When fighting the B1 frontally, aim for the curved hull cannon mount, it will knock out the hull gunner. Or go for the near-vertical driver's port below the turret, it will knock out the driver and commander who is also the turret gunner. For tanks with extremely low penetration (eg. early Japanese tanks) you cannot even penetrate the rear at point blank range. If this is the case, you can target the turret ring which is only ~40 mm thick. Just make sure that your shells impact the armour with as little angle as possible since popular small-calibre shells tend to ricochet on angled armour. Certain SPAA with access to high-penetration belts (eg. [[Flakpanzer 38]]) can also complete the above tasks.
+'''Light tank/SPAA''': this is usually the type of vehicle that the B1 "bully" the most as some of their low penetrations simply do not allow them to punch through the B1's armour from any angle. However, apart from some reserve tanks, light tanks and SPAA may have shells with over 65 mm penetration, and that is enough to deal with a B1. First of all you must use your good mobility and get as close as possible, preferably when the B1 is busy dealing with other teammates so you can take your time to place every shell accurately. When fighting the B1 frontally, aim for the curved hull cannon mount, it will knock out the hull gunner. Or go for the near-vertical driver's port below the turret, it will knock out the driver and commander who is also the turret gunner. For tanks with extremely low penetration (e.g. early Japanese tanks) you cannot even penetrate the rear at point blank range. If this is the case, you can target the turret ring which is only ~40 mm thick. Just make sure that your shells impact the armour with as little angle as possible since popular small-calibre shells tend to ricochet on angled armour. Certain SPAA with access to high-penetration belts (e.g. [[Flakpanzer 38]]) can also complete the above tasks.
 '''Medium tank''': medium vehicles may not be able to quickly sneak up next to a B1, but they usually come with a better cannon or better shells. Aim at the above areas, but watch out for the B1's guns, as you cannot move as fast a light tanks to get away. Angle your armour when needed, the B1's hull and turret gun will struggle against angled armour. If your penetration is over 55 mm you can try shooting at its side. Shoot anywhere and it will disable some crew or the engine. The tracks of the B1 bis are quite hard to break with a few shots since medium tanks' cannons at this tier are still of small calibres, so it is better to focus on scoring successful penetrations.
-'''Heavy tank''': if your heavy vehicle sees a B1 bis, then it usually suggests that the B1 is fighting in an uptier, as there are not many heavy tanks with lower BR. As such, a typical low-tier heavy vehicle like [[Matilda III|Matilda]], [[Churchill I]] or even the [[Gun Carrier (3-in)]] all have superior armour to a B1. You can confidently sit face to face with a B1 and no need to hurry to aim. Given that these early heavy tanks still have quite small cannons, the weakspots remain the same. Wiggle your hull while you reload, the B1 still has some chance to penetrate your weakspots in return.
+'''Heavy tank''': if your heavy vehicle sees a B1 bis, then it usually suggests that the B1 is fighting in an uptier, as there are not many heavy tanks with lower BR. As such, a typical low-tier heavy vehicle like [[Matilda III|Matilda]], [[Churchill I]] or even the [[Gun Carrier (3-in)]] all have superior armour to a B1. You can confidently sit face to face with a B1 and no need to hurry to aim. Given that these early heavy tanks still have quite small cannons, the weak spots remain the same. Wiggle your hull while you reload, the B1 still has some chance to penetrate your weak spots in return.
-'''Tank destroyer''': tank destroyers around the B1 bis's BR will already have destructive firepower, so they will be the main force to counter B1 bis. For example, the [[LVT(A)(4) (ZiS-2) (China)|LVT(A)(4) (ZiS-2)]] and [[ZiS-30]]'s 57 mm guns can frontally penetrate a B1 anywhere, even through the sloped upper front plate. Tank destroyers with weaker guns (eg. [[SU-76M]]) might scramble a bit, but their shorter cannons usually mean more explosives inside the shells, the B1's interior is not spacious so there is always a good chance to one-shot it. However do be very careful, only go out to fire when the B1 is distracted, as its 2 cannons will not struggle to destroy a weakly protected tank destroyer with a salvo.
+'''Tank destroyer''': tank destroyers around the B1 bis's BR will already have destructive firepower, so they will be the main force to counter B1 bis. For example, the [[LVT(A)(4) (ZiS-2) (China)|LVT(A)(4) (ZiS-2)]] and [[ZiS-30]]'s 57 mm guns can frontally penetrate a B1 anywhere, even through the sloped upper front plate. Tank destroyers with weaker guns (e.g. [[SU-76M]]) might scramble a bit, but their shorter cannons usually mean more explosives inside the shells, the B1's interior is not spacious so there is always a good chance to knock it out. However do be very careful, only go out to fire when the B1 is distracted, as its 2 cannons will not struggle to destroy a weakly protected tank destroyer with a salvo.
 === Pros and cons ===
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 ** Lacking penetration from both of its guns
 ** Abysmal traverse on 75 mm gun (~1° left to right)
-** Slow reload on the 75mm
+** Slow reload on the 75 mm
 ** Only stock ammo choices
 ** APHE shell won't detonate when shooting at light targets (25 mm or less armour)